Danny Trejo Learns About His Ancestors' Journey to the U.S.

Season 9 Episode 4

About the Episode

Because of a strained relationship with his father, actor Danny Trejo never learned much about his roots. But here, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals the story of his great-grandparents' and their four children's grueling journey by foot from Mexico to the U.S. shortly after World War I.

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